Reading Challenge
The reading challenge Sponsor Form is now live.Please click here to access the form and share the code with friends and family members who might support this. The children will all bring home a QR code poster today or on Monday.
Please support your child to log their reading/listening here – we are aiming to read 2000 books as a team by Christmas.
Upcoming Dates
Enforcement of pavement parking ban, parking at dropped kerbs and double parking – message from Fife Council
Enforcement of this new legislation will start on Monday 1 September 2025 and Parking Attendants will issue Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) from that date. The PCN level is £100, which is discounted to £50 if paid within 14 days. Click here for more information
Photograph Policy
This has been updated slightly, following the recent consultation. Please click here to read it and so that you know what ticking Yes or No means on the General Permissions Form.
School Safety
All visitors to the school should ring the buzzer by the front door and speak to office staff in the first instance. Please don’t enter the school by any other door and please understand that children know they should not open the door to a visitor even if they know them. Nursery parents can drop off and collect from the Nursery gate but all P1-7 must be signed out and back in at the school office if you are dropping off late or collecting early. Please don’t go into the playground and approach your child – if you need to see them during the school day, come to the office in the first instance. If you come to collect your child from Nursery or from the school office, please be prepared for the fact that staff might ask you for ID if you are not someone they know. If you are collecting your child early for any reason, please call ahead to let us know. This is particularly important if some one is collecting your child for you, so we know that we are following your wishes.
Reading Challenge
We are holding a Reading Challenge Fundraiser this term with team Wormit aiming to raise £2000 by reading £2000 books. Information on how to collect sponsors will come out in due course but the challenge begins from today. Each book your child reads can be logged to count towards the challenge – it can be a reading book, a book from home or an audiobook and they don’t have to have read it themselves, they can have listened to you reading it or have shared the reading with you. The object is to raise some money for school fund and to celebrate our love of reading at Wormit PS. Click here to find the form to log the book each time your child finishes one.
Class and Year Group Photos
Thank you to everyone who completed our survey on class and year group photos. The majority consensus was that we will stop the tradition of submitting photos to the local press and instead we will gift a free, colour printed and laminated photo to each P1 and P7 family in term 1 as well sharing photos of all classes and year groups on the password protected class pages in term 1. This will allow you to discuss your child’s classmates with them. In term 4, we will have a professional photographer in to take photos of all classes and year groups – no obligation to buy. More information will follow.
Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood
All P1-7 parents should familiarise themselves with the teaching of this important curricular area which is ongoing through the school year. Please click here to find out out more. And here to view the learning and resources your child will be using. Any concerns or questions can be directed to me at lucy.jess@fife.gov.uk
School Improvement Planning
We are currently working on our school improvement plan and it will be ready to share with parents very soon along with last years’ Standards and Quality Report.
The Nursery team are going to be working with Fife Council’s Inclusive Practice Team to enhance their understanding of universal strategies to support all learning. This will enhance our provision of ways to make children feel accepted and supported and it will impact positively on all children. The Inclusive Practice Team will support our by providing training and sometimes will work directly with children in order to free a staff member up to attend training.
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Activities at the Rio
Fun at the rio poster 29th july
WEDNESDAY 16TH JULY POPPY BUBBLES POSTER
Café Inc. Returns!
P5 Pipe Band Drumming
P5 will show off their drumming skills at assembly at 11am on Tuesday 1st July. P5 parents are welcome to come to watch. It will only be about 5 mins long so please don’t change arrangements to come, but if you are in the area you are free to pop in.
Thursday 4th July
This is the last day of school. The Church service at 9.30am – all P1-7 children will walk down with their class. P7 children will be leading the service, we will give them a good send off! All parents are welcome to come to the church for the service – nursery parents are welcome to bring their child if they think they would enjoy it and drop them back at nursery afterwards.
The new term starts on 18th August for staff and 20th August for pupils.
Community News
Free Family Activities St. Andrews – Summer 2025
The Wardlaw Museum invites you to their upcoming free family activity day ‘Future Makers’ being held at the Wardlaw Museum on Saturday 12th July 12pm – 4pm: Future Makers Family Day. I’m also pleased to invite families to our free summer holiday workshops, running alongside our current exhibition, Rewrite the Future. These interactive sessions are a great way for children to get creative, explore new ideas, and have fun during the holidays! Sessions run on Tuesdays and Thursdays for 4 weeks throughout the summer holidays.
2-2.45pm Ages 3-7 years
3-4pm 8-12 years
All sessions are free, but booking is essential due to the limited capacity available for each session.
Bookings can be made on the University website:
Exhibition-related | Events
A parent l has asked me to share these:
Blue and White french lesson Flyer
Next Year at Wormit PS – Frequently Asked Questions
Next years P1-7 children had a good transition time yesterday and they met their new teacher and class. I recognise that the formation of composite classes feels new to many of you so I thought it would be helpful if I shared some frequently asked questions and the answers to them:
Why was my child placed in that class?
All decisions about classes have been made following Fife Council policy which is to split year groups according to age.
Can you move my child to a different class at my request?
Unfortunately, no. This isn’t a situation in which I can act on parent voice. To be fair to all families, I can not move a child at their parents request.
Will my children be able to play with friends from their current class even if they are separated next session?
Yes – we are finalising arrangements for doors, cloakrooms, lunchtime and playtimes at the moment. We are working to ensure all children get opportunities to mix within their year groups as well as within their new class. The finer detail of this will come to you next week but please be reassured on this point.
What about my child’s learning – if they are in the older group in the class does this mean they will repeat work and not make the same progress? If they are in the younger group will the work be too hard?
Absolutely not. We provide differentiation in all classes whether they are straight or composite. Your child will build on their current learning. I oversee all learning, teaching and attainment meetings within the school and have no concerns about any child’s placement in terms of their attainment or learning. The children who are in composites are in significantly smaller classes which will aid differentiation. The level they are working at across the curriculum will not change.
My child is feeling anxious about this change. What can we do?
Change often makes us feel like that. Reassure your child and help them look for positives. Remind them that they will still all their friends at school. Be reassured we will look after all children as they make this change. Once the school year has started, if we see any particular anxieties in your child or if you flag them up, we will see if any further supports are needed.
Can I meet with you to discuss?
Yes – I am happy to meet with parents if they have questions which can not be answered by the above or by the further information which is coming out next week. My preference would be to wait until your child is in their new class and we can see how things are settling before we meet, but I will accommodate meetings this term if you have questions not answered here.
Lucy Jess
Job opportunities
There are two Pupil Support Assistant Jobs at Wormit PS currently being advertised. Please share this link with anyone who is interested: Search Jobs – Fife Council Jobs and Careers Careers
Community News
Click here to find out about the Rotary Sandcastle Competition
Click here to find out about the Gauldry Charity Afternoon Tea
Click here to find out about the Future Makers Family Day
Newport Festival Information
Girl Guiding
Staffing News
Next week will be Mrs Mitchell’s last week in post at Balmerino and Wormit. She will be returning to her substantivate post in Dunfermline for the remainder of the term.
“It has been a pleasure to serve the children, families, staff and communities of both schools and their nurseries. I have loved getting to know the children and playing a small part in their education. Thank you to everyone for making me feel so welcome. I wish you all a wonderful happy and healthy summer”. Mrs Mitchell
“I want to take this opportunity and place on record the thanks of Fife Education Service to Mrs Mitchell for providing ongoing leadership and stability over the past 6 months” Donnie Macleod, Executive Director of Education
I would also like to extend my great thanks to Katie Mitchell for leading the schools while I was not well enough to do so. I also want to thank her for the support she has given me to phase back to my full role. I am delighted to be back at work full time but will miss working with Katie and I wish her well for the future. Lucy Jess
On Monday I will be able to confirm the arrangements for classes and staffing for the new school year in August and later in the week, the children will have a chance to meet their new teacher as part of the transition process.
Chris who has been our acting janitor is leaving us and our new janitor, Dave Wells is starting with next week. Thank you to Chris and welcome to Dave.
Best wishes
Lucy Jess
P7 Transition
Next week is an exciting week for our P7s as they will have their 3 day visit to Madras on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. I look forward to hearing how it went on Friday.
P7 Bake Sale
Thank you to the P7 parents who arranged the bake sale and to all who supported it. The event raised an amazing £350 for the P7 party.
Information from The Communities in Cupar Team
The team have asked me to share the following:
Mrs Gordon
Today was Mrs Gordon’s last day with us at Wormit Primary. The girls and boys said goodbye in the hall together. We will miss her very much and wish her all the very best!
Church Service
A reminder the church service will take place on Friday 20th, starting at around 9.30am. We would love to see you there!
Christmas Parties
Next week we have Christmas parties on the following days:
Tuesday 17th: P6 & 7
Wednesday 18th: P4 & 5
Friday 20th: P1 – 3
Children can bring a change of clothes for the party with them to school, classes will change after lunch.
M&M Panto
The M&M pantomime company will visit us on Tuesday morning to share their show with pupils. This will start around 9.30.
Mrs Mitchell
We are happy to welcome Mrs Mitchell to our schools on Monday 9th December. She is very much looking forward to meeting everyone in our school communities!
P4-7 Show
‘The Greatest Show’ has now fully sold out for both performances. We are looking forward to sharing the show with P4-7 parents on Tuesday at 2pm and Thursday at 6pm.
Car Parking
Please do not use the staff car park for parking, drop-offs or pickups. We are aware the area around the school can be difficult for space but staff have been unable to access the car park at times in recent weeks.
Thank you to everyone who has been able to contribute to the cost of the M&M performance of Snow White in the school hall.
We are asking for a donation of £6 per child towards the cost of hiring M&M. If you haven’t yet, please pay for your child when you are able by using the ipayimpact fund called ‘M&M Panto’ – the fund will stay open until the date of the performance (17th December). All pupils Nursery-P7 will attend the show whether or not their parents can contribute. The remaining cost will be met from school fund. Please contribute if you can so that school fund stays healthy for other activities!
